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gtrxuone wrote:

Grump wrote: My assumption is that like the initial decision to expand the VFL that self same process will occur, the other teams reserves will play in an expanded VFL but it will be called the AFL reserves with the unaligned victorian teams either bailing into local leagues or just being funded by the AFL with the QFL, NEAFL, SANFL and WAFL left out to fight over the scraps.

If that is the case then there are some positives but the negatives far out wiergh them by the length of the phlemmington strait.

Grump would there be a Ressie salary cap.Or would it be included in the main clubs salary cap.AFL ressies might be worth a lot more money for the fill in players..

You wouldn't need a reserves salary cap as each club has just over 40 listed players with rookies covering long term injuries. Seniors use 22 + one spare, about 6 -8 on short term injury means the reserves would need up to a dozen top ups which most Victorians clubs already have. If they play as a curtain raiser then only additional costs are flying/accommodation for approx 30 who are travelling interstate

The NEAFL has been a year to year proposition for couple of years now because a number of the non-AFL clubs regularly threaten to slip back a level to the QAFL or AFL Sydney because they struggle to be competitive. The AFL seem to be worried that the NSW/Qld Reserves sides will therefore not have an adequate competition for them and have seen now as the best time to announce a timeframe to phase in a return to a Reserves competition.